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Can Stem Cells Treat Arachnoiditis? – Pain News Network

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2017-01-03 NEWS

Pain News Network

Can Stem Cells Treat Arachnoiditis?
Pain News Network
But the 54-year old Tennessee woman is not only walking again, she’s been able to resume her career as a doctor after an experimental stem cell treatment for her chronic back pain. What makes her recovery all the more remarkable is that Bomar has …

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Drug Discovery & Development

Magnetic Stem Cells for Gene Engineering
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists from the Tomsk Polytechnic University’s Laboratory of Novel Dosage are developing a technology to control mesenchymal stem cells of patients. The technology will allow treating cancer more effective. To fight cancer cells the scientists

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Friedreich’s Ataxia Study Aims at Making Gene Therapy Possible
Friedreich’s Ataxia News
Fibroblasts, or connective tissue cells, from Friedreich’s ataxia patients were used to identify changes in the frataxin (FXN) gene under stress, and to see how it interacts in various regulatory and biological processes. This basic genetics research

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2017-01-03 NEWS

Vox

CRISPR will be a huge story in 2017. Here are 7 things to look for.
Vox
Now scientists have developed a technology called CRISPR/Cas9 (or CRISPR for short), which harnesses the immune system of bacteria to snip individual genes, either knocking them out or even inserting new ones in their place. (Here’s our full explainer
Scientists have discovered an ‘off’ switch for the revolutionary CRISPR gene editing toolScienceAlert
CRISPR ‘Kill’ Switch Could Make Human Gene Editing SaferYahoo Sports
New software makes CRISPR-methodology easierPhys.Org
Genetic Literacy Project –University Herald –Counsel & Heal
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Here’s our time-saving guide to today’s five biggest stories: An experimental stemcell treatment is providing hope for those suffering from scleroderma; a Canadian woman killed during a New Year’s Eve attack in Turkey has been identified; the RCMP …